Victim kills teen robber on trail, police say

This is a discussion on Victim kills teen robber on trail, police say within the Concealed Carry Issues & Discussions forums, part of the Defensive Carry Discussions category; A 65-year-old man shot two teens, one fatally, as they tried to rob him Wednesday morning on a trail near the Schuylkill River, police said.
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The victim needs more training , but I have no problem with the outcome. This type grows into an adult predator and the outcome will be the same the only difference is the number of victims.

Why more training? He did just fine. He had the weapon with him, knew how to use it, had made the commitment to survive, so he was prepared. Attacked by 2, had the skills to deploy his weapon and successfully defend himself, didn't shoot at anybody running away, didn't hit any bystanders, didn't chase the one or two that ran away like a mall ninja. It doesn't hardly get better than that. What's to not like? I'd give the guy an A.

“The whole aim of practical politics is to keep the populace alarmed (and hence clamorous to be led to safety), by menacing it with an endless series of hobgoblins, all of them imaginary.” by H. L. Mencken

This is a typical attack/robbery tactic by thugs. Wait for the bicycle rider/jogger to be coming down the trail when no one else is around, then sandbag them from the side or behind, giving them the element of surprise in the attack. Too many Joggers in Austin have their headsets on and are completely oblivious to their surroundings and make easy targets.

This is also an attack that usually assures an unarmed victim, since trail riding bicyclists and joggers generally are wearing as little and light weight clothing as manageable for the weather, which on Town Lake in Austin can be 79 degrees in January. I am glad that the old man was packing, because I promise you he was not their first victim, but for one of them, at least, it will be the last.

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With more training, he might have gotten them all before they turned and ran.

Training to "have gotten them all before they turned and ran" is not the goal. That is not the self defense mission. Our goal is to end the attack and survive as undamaged as we can under the circumstances which is exactly what this guy did. That's it. Period. Full Stop. Anybody thinking and training with the goal to "get as many as possible before they escape" is making a big mistake. That attitude frankly scares me and puts the rest of us in jepordy - that is vigilantism, not self defense.

If we are able to gather information that permits law enforcement to track down and apprehend those that left the scene as a result of our efforts without compromising our real mission which is to end the attack and survive, that's gravy. In this case they got the third guy. I don't know where the information came from, but he's in custody.

“The whole aim of practical politics is to keep the populace alarmed (and hence clamorous to be led to safety), by menacing it with an endless series of hobgoblins, all of them imaginary.” by H. L. Mencken